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Biology

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A Level Biology

 

Exam Board/Specification

AQA A Level Biology

 

Course Content

During this two year course students will develop and demonstrate a variety of experimental techniques including: serial dilutions, the use of a colorimeter, microscope work, microbiological aseptic techniques and ecological investigations.

Throughout the course, students will study the following topics:

    • Biological molecules
    • Cells
    • How organisms exchange substances with their environment
    • Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms
    • Energy transfers in and between organisms
    • How organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments
    • Genetics, population, evolution and ecosystems
    • The control of gene expression

​How Will I Be Assessed?

This course will be assessed at the end of the second year:

Paper 1 – 35%

  • Biological molecules
  • Cells
  • How organisms exchange substances with their environment
  • Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms

 

Paper 2 – 35%

  • Energy transfers in and between organisms
  • How organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments
  • Genetics, population, evolution and ecosystems
  • The control of gene expression

 

Paper 3 – 30%

  • Content from the whole course

Practical skills are assessed in the written papers and there is a 25 mark essay.

Skills and Prospects

Students who study Biology will develop research, problem solving and analytical skills. Students will also gain practical skills from experiments throughout the course. The Biology A Level can lead to a university degree in any of the Biological Sciences, from Aquaculture to Zoology, and is often a requirement of health related degrees including Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Sciences.

High Storrs Sixth Form Entry Requirements

 

A minimum of five GCSEs at Grade 9 – 4. This must include:

• Mathematics Grade 4 AND

• English Language Grade 5 OR

• English Literature Grade 5 AND English Language Grade 4

 

Plus

Grade 6 in Biology OR Grade 6-6 in Combined Science AND Grade 5 in Maths (or above – 6 preferred – student would be required to take Core Maths or Maths A Level alongside Biology if they achieved a 5 in GCSE Maths)

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